One of my rats (Baby, 3 months old, in profile picture) has been loosing fur on her back. It looks like its thinning and now its starting to have bits of pink on the roots of her hair and she is looking dull and messy. She is not scratching more then usual but seems to be grooming a lot. I did some research and am not sure whether its her Barbering. If so is it because she is stressed out? I dont think its mites or fleas as I have checked and none of the other rats have any problems. I did have to change her diet as I made a mistake by putting too much nuts in her diet (which could have been a cause of her fur loss), but am still not sure as since I have changed it, I have not seen an improvement in her fur. Also, I have noticed a great change in her weight, she seems much thinner then she used to be in her small cage, could this be due to her running around in her big cage?
My other rat (Lil, 2 months old) has been sick since the first day I got her from the pet store. She had really bad upper respiratory infection and I took her to the vets. She did not recover with antibiotics and had to take her back to the pet store. They treated her for 3 weeks with 2 different antibiotics (I visited her every 3 days), all seemed well until I brought her home yesterday... she started to sneeze again and is going down hill. Now I am lost with no way of helping her... I am starting to think if I should "put her to sleep" as I am not sure if she will recover, though she is still eating and drinking... do you think its just the stress of coming home? Do you think this will pass?
My male rat (Oliver, 6 weeks old) is perfectly fine, he is shiny and healthy.. but I cant help but be sad that my two girls are not in good health....
My rats have a HUGE cage to run around in, with tons of toys, chewing logs, rope and tunnels. I give them fresh fruits everyday and they have a good grain based diet. I clean their cage out everyday and give them baths every few weeks without using any soap. I give them all lots of my time and am always playing with them. I feel like I am letting them down and am very upset with myself, I dont know what else to do...
Pls help me, I will do all that I can to save my babies and to give them have a full and happy life, they are all I have
Thank you so much for your help!
My other rat (Lil, 2 months old) has been sick since the first day I got her from the pet store. She had really bad upper respiratory infection and I took her to the vets. She did not recover with antibiotics and had to take her back to the pet store. They treated her for 3 weeks with 2 different antibiotics (I visited her every 3 days), all seemed well until I brought her home yesterday... she started to sneeze again and is going down hill. Now I am lost with no way of helping her... I am starting to think if I should "put her to sleep" as I am not sure if she will recover, though she is still eating and drinking... do you think its just the stress of coming home? Do you think this will pass?
My male rat (Oliver, 6 weeks old) is perfectly fine, he is shiny and healthy.. but I cant help but be sad that my two girls are not in good health....
My rats have a HUGE cage to run around in, with tons of toys, chewing logs, rope and tunnels. I give them fresh fruits everyday and they have a good grain based diet. I clean their cage out everyday and give them baths every few weeks without using any soap. I give them all lots of my time and am always playing with them. I feel like I am letting them down and am very upset with myself, I dont know what else to do...
Pls help me, I will do all that I can to save my babies and to give them have a full and happy life, they are all I have
Thank you so much for your help!
